Taraba State Government has launched a statewide youth database and profiling initiative
The youth profiling system is expected to support evidence-based decision-making and strengthen ongoing efforts to empower young people across the state, positioning them as key drivers of sustainable development.
The governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, while launching the initiative on Wednesday in Jalingo, the state capital, urged young people in the state to shun negative influences and channel their energy into productive ventures that promote personal growth and societal progress.
The governor, who emphasised that accurate and reliable data remains critical for designing effective policies and programmes, reiterated his administration’s commitment to youth development, stressing that the initiative is aimed at strengthening development planning and improving service delivery.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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